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DISPLAY DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED NOV- l9l8- Patented Aug. 26, 1919.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD G. KAISER, OF NEW ROCHELLE, AND NICHOLAS J, MIANO, OLE NEW YORK,N. Y-JSAID MIANO ASSIG'NOR T0 SAID KAISER.

, DISPLAY DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. .26, 1919..

Application filed November 14, 1918. Serial No. 262,439.

' To '07 whom it may concern Be it known that we, RICHARD C. KAISERcitizens of the United States, residing at New Rochelle,

county of Westchester, and State of New York,.-and in the city, county,and State of New York, respectively, have invented certain new :anduseztul Improvements in Dis- :play Devices, of which the following is aSpecification.

. zOur invention relates ;to the mounting and displaying .of fabrics inthe piece such as woolen goods, dress :goods and the like, and

is especially adapted for the display of woolen goods in the piece.

An especial object of our invention is the provision of means by whichthe woolen goods may be displayed without the necesfSlty of theemployment of an entire bolt of tabric for this purpose but which willgive the same effect as to draping, etc., as if the whole ibOlt of:cloth were employed.

An especial object of our invention is the provisionbf a mounting anddisplay apparatus for the use of woolen goods merchants :and merchanttailors, by which a number of woolen fabrics may be effectively andeconomically displayed.

At the present time it is the practice of merchant tailors and woolengoods merchants to have in stock bolts or large pieces of fabrics whichthey intend to offer to prospective customers. These are kept storedupon shelves or tables and must be pulled out and shown one by one tothe prospective customers. This is a time consuming operation, whichspeedily wearies the customer, as .-large bolts :or pieces :of fabricmust be pulled out and shown one by one, and in addition, the customerfails to secure the proper appreciation of the goods submitted for hisinspection because it is difficult to compare them, and the averagecustomer is unable to spend suflicient time to properly look over thelines submitted to him. Furthermore, this is an expensive manner ofkeeping and displaying fabricsfor the woolen goods merchant or merchanttailor, as, to properly display fabrics in the piece, a large belt ofcloth must be handled at each inspection of the fabric.

According to our invention, a very simple and cheap device is providedwhich is suitable for the window, counter or floor display of fabrics inthe piece and which not only provides a convenient means for rapidly andefficiently displaying fab1iics,but also for storing same in stock.Other objects .of .our invention will be set forth in the zfollowi-ndescription and drawings which illustrate preferred embodimentsoai' ourinvention.

Figure 1 .is a .side view of our invention embodiedin a swinging-displayrack.

Fig. 2 is ;a detail perspective view show- .ing the specificconstruction of the holding brackets.

F fig. ,3 is an elevation of our invention embodied in a stand [torwindow display.

Fig. 4 is .an-cnd view of Fig. 3.

F i 5 is an end view of Fig. 6 showing a double display stand.

Fig. 6 is an elevation of Fig. 5.

In Figs. Land 9. aiseriesrof metal shafts 2, are supported at their.tops and bottoms in metallic members 1 and 5 respectively, so that.they are ,revolubly held. These shafts 2, as well as the parts 1 and 5,may be .of any known metal construction which is .not set forth indetail herein, because many wellknown types may be employed because thisis not in itselfanessential part ofour invention. Metallic frames 3 aresecured in .any suitable ,manner to the revoluble shafts 2, and are[further connected thereto by the angle members 30, which furtherstrengthen the structure.

A series of holding brackets 7, are connected to the metal frames .3. Asshown more particularly in Fig. 2, these holding brackets .7areicomposed of foundation members 9, which are preferably made [of asingle strip of ,metal, bent into shape, .the general contour of eachsaid foundation member .9, being that .of .a .U on each side of theframe 3. The strips of metal of which the foundation members ;9 arecomposed Zane referably made quite resilient and springy.

he foundation members 9 are secured to the tops of the frames 3 by anysuitable means, such as spot-welding or the like. An upper horizontalclamping member 10, is secured to two of the foundation mem ers 9 ateach side of the framet, and has the general contour shown in Fig, 2',and is secured to the inner legs and outer legs of the foundationmembers 9, by spot-weldin at substantially the points .12 and 14. esemembers 10 are also made of springy metal.

Side holding members 1 5 having the conto, each said bracket welding.The side members. 15 are preferably made of rigid metal, and areparallel to the upper and lower bars of the frames 3,'so that the yield,if any, is in the resilient members, before mentioned.

Boards Shaving tapered lower ends are fitted into these brackets 7, andserve for holdinga piece of fabric which can be draped over them so asto display the fabric to the prospective customer. In Figs. 3and 4;, theholding brackets are shown combined with a stand 31, and in Fig. 6, thestand 32 has a double set of these brackets 7. Rear brackets 7, can bearranged with respect to the front brackets in any pleasing arrangementso as to better display the goods. The structures shown in Figs. 8, 4t,5, and 6, are more adapted for window display while that shown in Figs.1 and 2 is more adapted for show-room display. Of course, the var1ousstructures can be made up of parts so that they can be convenientlyshipped, put together and taken apart again whenever desired. 1

'We, have shown a preferred embodiment of our invention but we do notwish to be limited to the details thereof, as numerous changes andomissions can be made without departing from its spirit.

We claim: 1. In combination, a frame having upper and lower bars and abracket secured therecomprising two foundation members havingsubstantially U- shaped branches on each side of the said bars, the saidbranches being joined above thetop of the uppermost of said bars andsecured thereto, a substantially horizontal holding member secured tosaid two foundation members and passing between the inner legs of thesaid U-shaped branches and the said bars, and side holding memberssecured to the bottoms of the said substantially U- shaped branches andto branches on each side of the said bars, the I said branches beingjoined above the top of the uppermost of said bars and secured thereto,a substantially horizontal holding member secured to said two foundationmembers and passing between the inner legs of the said U-shaped branchesand the said bars, and side holding members secured to the bottoms ofthe said substantially U- shaped branches and to the said substantiallyhorizontal holding members, the said foundation members and the saidhorizontal holding member being springy and the said side member beingrigi 3. In combination, a frame having upper and lower bars, foundationmembers having branches on each side of the said bars of a substantiallyU-shape, vthe inner legs of the said branches meeting above theuppermost of the said bars and being securedto the top of the saiduppermost bar, the bottoms of the said U-shaped branches extendingsubstantially to the lowermost of the said bars, means for securing theinner legs of the said U-shaped branches to the said lowermost bar, ahorizontal holding member secured to the outer legs of the said branchesand passing between the inner legs of the said U-shaped branches and theuppermost of the said bars and located at substantially the level of thesaid uppermost bar, and side holding members secured to the side of thesaid horizontally holding members and the I bottoms of the saidbranches.

In testimony whereof we hereunto affix our signature RICHARD C. KAISER.NICHOLAS J. MIANO.

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